The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-17
The "Only Original" Speaks.
A Trip to Ncwborry After the Manner of
"Au]d Lang syne."--Tallahassee's Tren-
chant ralk.-A Plea for National Prohi-
bition .-EeighborhooG Notes.

by many good wagoncrs in Lau-
rcns county, when we mcntion the
mud of l<c'iey's Lane and the Gum
Spring hill. We left the old fort
at 100 and made splendid progress,
reaching Aulrs mills, within two
miles of the city, at or as near sun
down as we can guess. AS it was
very cloudy, VIC then and there did
drop anchor for the night, being
houghiiy drenchcd will, the con-
tents of an August cloud, that
came up from the great west. We
were forced by the fortune of fate
to lie down beneath the hOspitablc-
roof of rooflesS blackSmith-Shop
and cover with the Quilt that saved
our paper collar from Il II c0libre
shower. There we lay listening to
every stroke of the friendly curfcw
down town, there we lay waiting,
wat, hing, longing for the earliest
promise Of blessed dawn, when I'M
eXpectcd!y IL half slumbcring
partner spoke in broken accent,
something touching on the "swcct
by and by which to our midnight
horror was greeted with trcmcn-
dious applause from an lundrc0
and four thousand mu.o,ailooS, we
knew then or ut least, W, 'rlt that
our doom vas sealed, That all on
board must perish, but thanks he
to kind providence the wind chan
grd, we turned our crafts to cow
ard, the glorious sun arose from be-
meath the mighty deep, and all was
JOY, but let me say to my readers
b2wareo Of Ncwbcry mosquitoes for
they surely lyc and wait for sou,
and thirst for Il drop of Iaurcns
blood. But, oh! we are happy to
realize that we are again boughing
beneath the friendly limbs Of the
dear old oaks at "swccl homo"
rapidly recovering from wounds re-
ccircd in that memorable BATTLE
with the musluitOcs, and our cold
iSget.ingb tier, but will our better?
hh!Tlrt Us be at peace here. Your
tiinioit correspondent says that
she Mrs Tallahassccl is probably
the cause OF us not cutting the fat
ted muSk-mclOm when We were Wis
tied BY those titled g]cntlcmcn from
that city.
He has guessed right, for she was
the prime cause OF the g]cntlcMcn
being disappointed. She said she
had been put to u great deal or
trouble and expense trying to fat
ten the muSk-ulclon. She had kept
1t UP in the coop and fed it Il loag
time, TO give her mama a treat
when she comes. But her ma did
not come. You needn't say any.
thing Il bout it, but hold your oar.
clos" here, | hope she wont como.
Yes the scribe OF Clinton is pretty
Ecol on the guess, so good tliat We
feel constrained to ask him to guess
which * the butt end of a goat.
we were among the many that
were present ut the great prohibi-
ton Sardie Church ON the 9th. The
meeting WAS opened with Il fc!vcnt
prayer for the cause of tcmucrancp
by Rev. IL Fowler, who then after
being introduced by w w Green
Esq. delivered Il brief but pointcd
address. Next came II much hca-
ted .lrnGthy address by Rev. j ID
Pitts, who painted in plain and de-
lihcrata terms the old picture OF
dram-drinking and its effects. Next
came the sto;y Of Ben and Polly,
intcrminglcd with II warm, brief
and pointed address by Col j I'M
lrby, We also heard brief but poin-
tod addresses from w W Green
Esq, and Capt. JnO scott. Bat
does pruhi, ;tion short ola national
thing r~roull;it, we are in favor of
genuine simon pure prohibition;
but have but littlcfaith inrunything
short of the nationa! article. Since
we know that the Tnitcd States
protects all persons importing IL
quor from foreign Counties, from
prosecution under any state pro-
hihatory law for selling such goods
III the original unbrokcn packages.
suppose then he whole /, tate of
South Carolina was to vote for pro-
hibitiOn, could the state prohibato-
ny law be of much force? We think
not under existing national laws,
why sir, should the state Of South
Carolina prohibit tn" importation
OF liquors, the national laws ON the
Other hand enforced, would permit
tho importation and snl. of liuuoJ
N''lf'N Wv 'N''' law, VIC fpD('tt
the assertion. Nothing short of
national prohibition will do, and if
such an issue was to come before
the people to. day or tomorrow, we
would gladly work foI its success
and cleansing and purifying pow
or. We know that Intoxicating IL
quors are a curse to the civclizcd
world and would rejoice to SC it
wiped from the face Of terra GirUln,
but what great and lasting good
Can there be in n local thing?
Should Laurcns County vote it on
the 10Th, we predict for the re-
installment Of the well known hole
in the wall system that reigncd SUI
premcly in many parts OF our fair
and lovely L&urens, which will Ger
tainly 80 disgust our uoble citizens
that l. at work with Jealous
hearts and hands for the success Of
the cause, that the future success
of a more natiOhal prohibition may